It doesn't really matter what critics say about Wolverine - it's a big, booming blockbuster of a movie that most of us saw in theatres because that's what we do. I saw it at the Vista in Los Angeles, and what I remember about Wolverine has nothing to do with the movie itself - it was all about simply being there for the start of the summer movie season.

Watching Wolverine a second time, however, is a bit of a pain. Where the film is at the very least loud and rowdy enough to keep first-timers occupied for almost two hours, a repeat viewing kinda takes the fun out of it. Yes, the film has explosions and helicopter chases and random fight sequences like it's supposed to, but Wolverine on Blu-ray Disc is a movie that is beautiful-looking and -sounding, but narratively full on idle.

The film is an 'origin tale' - I guess Fox is going to let us into the developing worlds of their X-Men franchise over the next few years - about a strapping young lad by the name of Logan (Hugh Jackman) who has some serious knuckle issues. We follow Logan (also known as Wolverine) as he tries to use his tougher-than-steel blade-claws for good even though forces around him seem to be teeming with evil. There are crazy mutants everywhere, to boot, including a fella named Creed (Liev Schreiber) - a.k.a. Sabertooth - who has a particular bone to pick with ol' Wolfie.

This writer ain't much of a comic book guy - I guess I should put that out on the table - but I saw the film in a theatre alongside comic aficionados, and neither of us had many good things to say about the movie, and on Blu-ray: Well, it was just me this time, and it was a thin experience. Jackman an implicitly likable actor, and his occupation of the Wolverine character fits like a glove, but the movie around him is a whirlwind, brain-crushing mess. Yeah, there are elements of his development that intrigue - his love affair has a particular sheen to it (until things go tragically wrong, of course) - but for the most part, Wolverine is a mindless, ear-ringing train wreck of a movie.

But it doesn't matter what this critic says - it'll no doubt be a best-seller...